ColorTool
Log in
#DFEFA3

#dfefa3 ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#dfefa3 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 93.73% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 31.8% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 72.63°, with 70.37% saturation and 78.82% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 17.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 6.17.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#ccff99
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.8007

Complementary

  1. #dfefa3
  2. #b3a3ef

Split complementary

  1. #dfefa3
  2. #a3b9ef
  3. #d9a3ef

Analogous

  1. #efd9a3
  2. #dfefa3
  3. #b9efa3

Triadic

  1. #dfefa3
  2. #a3dfef
  3. #efa3df

Tetradic

  1. #dfefa3
  2. #a3efb3
  3. #b3a3ef
  4. #efa3df

Square

  1. #dfefa3
  2. #a3efd9
  3. #b3a3ef
  4. #efa3b9

Monochromatic

  1. #afd425
  2. #c8e462
  3. #dfefa3
  4. #f6fae4
  5. #f9fcee

Shades

#dfefa3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfefa3
  2. #c9d793
  3. #b2bf82
  4. #9ca772
  5. #868f62
  6. #707852
  7. #596041
  8. #434831
  9. #2d3021
  10. #161810
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfefa3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfefa3
  2. #e2f1ac
  3. #e5f2b5
  4. #e9f4bf
  5. #ecf5c8
  6. #eff7d1
  7. #f2f9da
  8. #f5fae3
  9. #f9fced
  10. #fcfdf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfefa3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfefa3
  2. #d6e4a0
  3. #ccd99c
  4. #c3ce99
  5. #b9c395
  6. #b0b892
  7. #a6ac8e
  8. #9da18b
  9. #939687
  10. #8a8b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e7e7e7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e4eacf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f9e79e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7e8a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e6e7db ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efeaa0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eeeba5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4eac7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-dfefa3 {
  color: #dfefa3;
}
Background
.bg-dfefa3 {
  background-color: #dfefa3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfefa3 {
  border: 2px solid #dfefa3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfefa3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 239 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 70% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfefa3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfefa3, #b9efa3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfefa3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 239 163 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.17 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 7.13 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.53 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 7.83 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 8.80 #faf0be Blond ΔE 8.81 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 8.82 #20105c Inverted #e7e7e7 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#dfefa3  rgb(223, 239, 163)  hsl(73, 70%, 79%)  Pale Goldenrod
#b3a3ef  rgb(179, 163, 239)  hsl(253, 70%, 79%)  Wisteria
#a3dfef  rgb(163, 223, 239)  hsl(193, 70%, 79%)  Non-Photo Blue
#efa3df  rgb(239, 163, 223)  hsl(313, 70%, 79%)  Plum